A number of years ago I read a book about the invention of the Segway (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=1578516730 https://www.amazon.com/s?k=1578516730) and apparent

A number of years ago I read a book about the invention of the Segway (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=1578516730 https://www.amazon.com/s?k=1578516730) and apparently Dean Kamen used a "south-pointing chariot" as a metaphor for a really cool hack that is subsequently made unnecessary by a superior technology. The point being that it's very easy to get attached to your really cool hack but it's often best to just let it go once a better solution comes along.